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St. Thomas More Hospital announces plans to construct medical office on campus

By Carie Canterbury

The Daily Record

Posted:
01/16/2016 07:15:24 AM MST

St. Thomas More Hospital announced this week it will break ground this summer for a new medical office building on the hospital campus. (Carie Canterbury / Daily Record)

A graphic of the site plan for St. Thomas More Hospital's new medical office building. (Special to the Daily Record)

St. Thomas More looks forward to working with The Boldt Company and RTA

St. Thomas More Hospital is pleased to work with The Boldt Company and RTA Architects on the hospital's new medical office building on the hospital campus. Boldt has partnered with other Centura Health facilities on similar projects, and RTA has been involved in many of STM's expansion and renovation projects such as newly re-designed Birth Center and C-Section suite, as well as the Medical/Surgical nursing unit.

"As an investment and development partner in this project, Boldt is pleased to continue our support of St. Thomas More Hospital and Centura Health as they expand with this innovative medical office building," said Jake Garro, Vice President of Boldt.

— Jillian Maes, director of marketing and communication

St. Thomas More Hospital plans to break ground this summer on a multi-specialty medical office building (MOB) on the hospital campus in partnership with Centura Health and The Boldt Company.

The project has been in the planning stages for several years, Jillian Maes, director of marketing and communications, said. Over the next few months, the organizations will determine the layout of the space and determine what services and amenities will be offered in the MOB. A grand opening is planned for summer 2017.

"This is an exciting time for everyone at St. Thomas More and for our community," said Sheri Trahern, chief executive officer at STM.

The MOB will allow STM to increase access to health care and the overall patient experience for residents of Fremont County in an innovative, state-of-the-art facility, Maes said in a press release Thursday.

"We believe that health care consumers in the communities we serve will prefer to seek care locally at the various physician clinics," added Trahern. "The medical office building will also provide more job opportunities and economic benefit to our community."

St. Thomas More Physician Group providers currently are housed in multiple locations on Phay Avenue, Yale Place and Ohio Avenue. Though plans are still being developed, the group will be able to consolidate into a multi-specialty facility, Maes said.

"Physician recruitment continues to be a focus for our leadership team," added Trahern. "Our research has shown that having a medical office building will enhance our recruitment efforts in both primary and specialty care. A state-of-the-art facility, ample clinic space and a favorable patient flow will lend itself to being solid selling points for our recruitment efforts."

Maes said the MOB will enhance STMs efforts of developing a full-service Colorado Health Neighborhood in Fremont County.

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